Legal Opinion
Everett E. McGarrah v. Hartford Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 11, 2000No. 00-1376PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company issued a group disability policy (the “Policy”) to fund an ERISA plan for the benefit of the employees of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The Policy granted Hartford “full discretion and authority to determine eligibility for benefits and to construe and interpret [its] terms and provisions.” Everett E. McGarrah, a Wal-Mart truck driver, slipped on ice at a truck stop in 1994, sustained a herniated cervical disc, and applied for long-term disability benefits under the Policy. Hartford agreed and began paying monthly total disability…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Beverly D. Woo v. Deluxe Corp., Hartford Life Insurance Co., Doing Business as Itt Hartford, Inc., Sued as Hartford Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- Jane Donaho v. Fmc Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, as Plan Administrator of the Fmc Long-Term Disability PlanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Ronnie Layes v. Mead Corporation Cna Insurance Company Mead Retirement Plan Mead Benefit ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- Barnhart v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
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